<HTML>In a message dated 2/26/03 9:07:44 AM Central Standard= Time, Piannaman@aol.com writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Listers, While attending the PTG Conference in San Ramon, CA,(my first conference) so= mething stood out in my eyes.  At 50, I am still relatively young in th= is business.  Those who are older are not cast out like they are in so = much of the high-tech industry in my neighborhood.  People with age and= wisdom are venerated and treated with respect, appreciated for the knowledg= e they have and are willing and eager to share with those eager to learn.&nb= sp; Nice to have work that doesn't give me the willies when I think about gettin= g older! Thanks for all the wisdom available on this list on a daily basis, Dave Stahl </BLOCKQUOTE> Dave As you are learning from those who have been in the business for along time,= when you get to that stage, it will be you to whom the younger generation w= ill look to for advice and wisdom. That is the whole philosophy of the PTG. = You learn, and then you teach. We pass along our knowledge so that we all be= come better at our profession. Thanks for sharing. Hopefully we'll see you at the Convention in Dallas. <BR= > Wim Blees (PTG member for 25 year, but still "young" at 58.)</HTML>